clone 761160 -1 retitle 761160 pq: make export drop the patch queue branch retitle -1 pq: make switch import the patch queue branch thanks
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 10:55:03AM +0200, Raphaël Hertzog wrote: > Package: git-buildpackage > Version: 0.6.19 > Severity: wishlist > > I would like to see the following changes in the behaviour of "gbp pq": > > 1/ "gbp pq export" should automatically drop the temporary patch-queue branch > Rationale: if other people do changes do the quilt series, my patch > queue branch will be stale and this will force me to drop it manually > and re-import it. Worst case: I don't notice it and I drop the work of > others. If at all this should become an options since e.g. I prefer to keep the branch around. Patch would be welcome. > 2/ "gbp pq switch" should automatically call "gbp pq import" if there is > a pre-existing debian/patches/series. If I want to start a new empty > patch queue branch, it should be a dedicated command (and it could be > used here for the case where debian/patches/series doesn't > exist). I mostly agree here but the case were the series doesn't import needs some consideration. (e.g. if it's better to create branch by going back in history like --time-machine does or fail upfront) and we need to decide whether to rebase the pq branch automatically on switch too. Cheers, -- Guido -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
